Ayatollah Arafi appointed as member of Iran’s temporary Leadership Council

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi has been appointed arsenic a jurist subordinate of Iran’s impermanent Leadership Council.

The Leadership Council is liable for carrying retired the duties of the Supreme Leader until the Assembly of Experts selects a successor.

The 67-year-old cleric, who serves connected the almighty Guardian Council, was confirmed arsenic portion of the three-member assemblage by the Expediency Council.

Arafi volition service alongside President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei connected the interim council, which is mandated by instrumentality to oversee enactment responsibilities during the modulation period.

Ayatollah Arafi appointed arsenic subordinate of Iran’s impermanent Leadership Council